From Elections to Democracy: Building Accountable Government in Hungary and PolandCambridge University Press, 2005. ápr. 4. - 272 oldal The countries of Central Europe in the first round for admission to the European Union have all established constitutional, electoral democracies and market economies. However, much remains to be done to achieve fully consolidated democratic states. This study documents the weaknesses of public oversight and participation in policymaking in Hungary and Poland, two of the most advanced countries in the region. It discusses five alternative routes to accountability including European Union oversight, constitutional institutions such as presidents and courts, devolution to lower-level governments, the use of neo-corporatist bodies, and open-ended participation rights. It urges more emphasis on the fifth option, public participation. Case studies of the environmental movement in Hungary and of student groups in Poland illustrate these general points. The book reviews the United States' experience of open-ended public participation and draws some lessons for the transition countries from the strengths and weaknesses of the American system. |
Tartalomjegyzék
PolicyMaking Accountability and Democratic Consolidation | 1 |
Alternative Routes to PolicyMaking Accountability | 14 |
International Constraints | 17 |
Independent Oversight | 18 |
Neocorporatism and Social Dialogue | 19 |
Public Participation in PolicyMaking Processes | 20 |
Conclusions | 21 |
Legacy of the Past | 24 |
Limits of Decentralized Accountability | 124 |
Public Participation in Policy Making Government Procedures | 126 |
Neocorporatism and Social Dialogue | 131 |
Civil Dialogue and Public Participation | 137 |
Civil Dialogue and Public Participation | 145 |
Conclusions | 160 |
Civil Society Groups Overview | 163 |
Individual Participation | 166 |
Peaceful Protest | 26 |
Institutional Legacies | 28 |
Civic Associations Under Socialism | 31 |
Conclusions | 35 |
External Accountability and the European Union | 37 |
Treaty or Constitution? | 40 |
The EUs Impact on Democratic Consolidation | 42 |
Subsidiarity and Delegation | 47 |
The Democratic Deficit of the EU | 49 |
Conclusions | 54 |
Oversight | 55 |
The Presidency | 56 |
Constitutional Tribunals | 64 |
Administrative and Ordinary Courts | 70 |
Ombudsmen | 74 |
The Procuracy Public Prosecutor | 83 |
Audit Offices | 87 |
Independent Institutions and PolicyMaking Accountability | 97 |
Decentralized Political Accountability | 100 |
Poland | 102 |
Hungary | 114 |
Organizational Structure | 169 |
Environmental Advocacy Organizations in Hungary | 175 |
Financial and Human Capacity | 177 |
Popular Support Media Access and Expertise | 182 |
Relations with Government | 185 |
Conclusions | 190 |
Student and Youth Organizations in Poland | 192 |
Association of Polish Students | 193 |
Independent Students Association | 197 |
Initiative of the Young | 200 |
European Law Students Association | 202 |
Student SelfGovernments and the Polish Youth Council | 203 |
Conclusions | 213 |
Democratic Consolidation and PolicyMaking Accountability | 216 |
The United States Experience | 219 |
Recommendations | 233 |
Appendix 1 | 241 |
Appendix 2 | 245 |
References | 251 |
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